We were particularly impressed with the explanatory report issued with the proposed public access policy although we were disappointed that the AOPC did not include on the committee a representative who could speak for the public’s interest in access.

“And so one critical issue — which HB 1671 does not do enough to address — is the power agencies have assumed to ignore the law or adopt a ‘so, make us’ attitude when faced with Sunshine Act complaints from the public.”

“One critical issue — which SB 444 must address, please — is the power agencies have assumed to simply ignore the law, since the Office of Open Records is not able to enforce its own rulings when granting access to records to people who have been denied.”

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